obstinate是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 顽固的, 倔强的, 不易屈服的, 较难治愈的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But it is the obstinate custom of such creatures hardly ever to say what is set down for them.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- An unpleasant sensation gripped at her heart when she met his obstinate and weary glance, as though she had expected to see him different.
-- Levin hearing these voices sat scowling in an easy-chair in his wife's bedroom, and maintained an obstinate silence when she asked him what was wrong.
-- She noticed, too, that as she spoke Vronsky's face had immediately taken a serious and obstinate expression.
-- His hand closed, he turned away, and his face wore a still more obstinate expression.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The storm exasperated him, the gale made him furious, and he longed to lash the obstinate sea into obedience.
-- It will be remembered that the obstinate fellow had insisted on keeping his famous family watch at London time, and on regarding that of the countries he had passed through as quite false and unreliable.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'David,' he said, making his lips thin, by pressing them together, 'ifI have an obstinate horse or dog to deal with, what do you think Ido?'
-- 87I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name wasTungay, was an obstinate barbarian- who had formerly assisted inthe hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr.Creakle, in consequence, as was supposed among the boys, of hishaving broken his leg in Mr. Creakle's service, and having done adeal of dishonest work for him, and knowing his secrets.
-- But the figures had the old obstinate 597propensitythey would not add up.
-- Between these two proud persons, mother and son, there isa wider breach than before, and little hope of its healing, for theyare one at heart, and time makes each more obstinate andimperious.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Harriet, tempted by every thing and swayed by half a word, was always very long at a purchase; and while she was still hanging over muslins and changing her mind, Emma went to the door for amusement. Much could not be hoped from the traffic of even the busiest part of Highbury; Mr. Perry walking hastily by, Mr. William Cox letting himself in at the office-door, Mr. Cole's carriage-horses returning from exercise, or a stray letter-boy on an obstinate mule, were the liveliest objects she could presume to expect; and when her eyes fell only on the butcher with his tray, a tidy old woman 282 Emmatravelling homewards from shop with her full basket, two curs quarrelling over a dirty bone, and a string of dawdling children round the baker's little bow-window eyeing the gin-gerbread, she knew she had no reason to complain, and was amused enough; quite enough still to stand at the door.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Alas!Life is obstinate and clings closest 241where it is most hated.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ellen had a beautiful peacock-feather fly-brusher, but it was used only onvery special occasions and then only after domestic struggle, due to the obstinate conviction of Pork, Cookie andMammy that peacock feathers were bad luck.
-- But you, obstinate creature that you are, are still refusing to sell us your finebeasts."
-- You know how obstinate men are whenthey get their backs up."
-- As she struggled with her bushy, obstinate locks, perspiration beading her forehead, she heard light running feet inthe downstairs hall and knew that Melanie was home from the hospital.
-- When his horse came to the fence, hestopped dead and over his head went your father!It's a wonder it didn't break his neck!You know how obstinate he is.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He pretended that his Christian name was Dolge,--a clear Impossibility,--but he was a fellow of that obstinate disposition that I believe him to have been the prey of no delusion in this particular, but wilfully to have imposed that name upon the village as an affront to its understanding.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Which two mighty powers have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The speaker's obstinate carriage, square coat, square legs, square shoulders, nay, his very neckcloth, trained to take him by the throat with an unaccommodating grasp, like a stubborn fact, as it was, all helped the emphasis.
-- I am as obstinate as one, I am more stupid than one, I get as much pleasure as one, and I should like to kick like one.'
-- cried Mr. Bounderby, shaking his head with obstinate cunning.
-- 'I don't see it at all, sir,' returned the obstinate Bounderby.
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